Glenn Diesen is Professor in the faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the National Research University - Higher School of Economics in Moscow. His latest books are The Decay of Western Civilisation and Resurgence of Russia: Between Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft (2018); Russia’s Geoeconomic Strategy for a Greater Eurasia (2017); and EU and NATO relations with Russia: After the collapse of the Soviet Union (2015).

This book asks some of the big questions of our time, above all the effect of technological change on social order and international relations. This ambitious and original study provides some of the answers, although it argues that we are only at the beginning of a period of fundamental and accelerating change to accustomed patterns of state-society relations, economics, geopolitics and, ultimately on citizenship and political order. Written from a ‘global’ perspective, this erudite and engaging work is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of humanity.

• 1. Introduction2. Great Powers Discovering the Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution3. Geoeconomic Disruptions4. Rise of the Tech Giants5. The Great Societal Transformation6. Ideology after Liberalism7. Political Communication Disruptions8. Military Disruptions in the Age of Killer Robots9. Preparedness of the International System10. ConclusionIndex